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Jedi throughout the Temple were planning a rescue mission to save the kidnapped Padawans and Initiates. With the information gathered by Master Skywalker, the young Jedi and their allies, the Council believed they had narrowed down the Sith's location to three places. All were located on Coruscant, close to the planet's surface. The three possible areas the Sith could be hiding were located on Coruscant's ninth, sixteenth and twenty-third levels. Jedi and recruits from the Republic army were assigned to each of the three possible hiding areas to ensure the Sith could not escape.

Anakin had been assigned to the Jedi team investigating the ninth level location, alongside his former Master and Padawan. Justin Valor—the older version of Luke who claimed to be from the universe the Sith originally came from—had also been assigned to Anakin's search team. The former Sith didn't know how Justin managed to get released from Jedi custody and assigned to the rescue teams. Rumour around the Temple was Master Yoda himself had ordered Justin Valor's release and assignment to the search teams, but no one had gotten a confirmation from the Jedi Order's Grand Master, so it was all just left for speculation. Still, to be on the safe side Anakin had ordered R2 to keep an eye on the stranger. Anakin got a call on his comm. The Jedi answered and was surprised that it was Justin calling him.

"What do you want?" coldly asked Anakin.

Justin's voice remained unfazed from Anakin's cold tone.

"Meet me on the Temple roof in ten minutes. Come alone. Make sure you aren't followed." spoke Justin.

And with that, the line went dead. Anakin turned off the comm. unsure what his next actions should be. There were just too many questions running through the Jedi's mind. Why had Justin called him? Why did Justin want to see him on the roof? Did it have something to do with the Sith? It was just too much for Anakin to handle.

Taking in a deep breath, Anakin left his quarters and headed for the roof. Sure enough, Justin was there as he said; only he wasn't alone. R2 was beside the stranger as Anakin had ordered him to be, but there was also someone else with the dimensional traveller. Standing beside the man was the ghostly figure of Qui-Gon Jinn. The Force ghost and dimensional traveller stood shoulder to shoulder, staring at the frozen Jedi as if he were some kind of strange spectacle. He didn't even want to think about how ironic that was.

Getting over the initial shock of seeing Qui-Gon and Justin interacting, Anakin stepped forward.

"Why did you want to see me?" asked Anakin.

Justin gave a wiry half smile to the former Sith Lord.

"I called you here so I could tell you about the Immortal Emperor. The Force has told me that it is the right time. But only you can know about this. You can't tell anyone about this. Do you understand?" sharply spoke Justin.

Anakin nodded his understanding. Clearing his throat, Justin revealed everything he knew about the Immortal Emperor. What Justin told him about the Immortal Emperor made Anakin shutter. The Immortal Emperor was a powerful Sith with the power to destroy entire universes, and he had already destroyed twelve. From the moment he heard about the Immortal Emperor Anakin knew the Sith would be a challenge to defeat. But if he was as powerful as Justin claimed him to be, how were the Jedi supposed to defeat the Immortal Emperor?

"If this Immortal Emperor is as powerful as you say, Justin, then how are we supposed to defeat him? He has an army of dark side followers and the Padawans as hostages." stated Anakin.

"The Immortal Emperor might be strong, but he has a weakness. He—and the other Sith—cannot survive in a universe for no more than a few years. That's why they've jumped through and destroyed twelve universes in less than two decades. There time in this universe is almost up. They have about five months left, a year at most before their strength wharves and the Force is able to send them back to their universe." explained Justin.

Anakin had some doubts about what the alternate version of his son said, so the former Sith turned to Qui-Gon for confirmation of Justin's words.

"Qui-Gon, is what Justin says true? Can the Force help us send the Immortal Emperor and his followers back to their universe?" questioned Anakin.

The Force ghost gave a slight nod.

"The Force cannot interfere in the normal affairs of the universe, but the Immortal Emperor and his followers are not a normal galactic affair. They have come to this universe and destroy many others to be here. The Force will help you and the Jedi any way it can to bring balance, Anakin. But you are the one who must make the finishing blow. Only you, the Force's chosen one, can truly bring balance." calmly explained Qui-Gon.

And with that, Qui-Gon disappeared. The former Sith and the alternate version of his son left the balcony, meeting up with the rest of their assigned rescue team before anyone even noticed they had been gone.

Sorry about the late update. It took me a while to think of how to do this scene properly, though I still feel it could have been done better. I had to rewrite the ending twice. Comment if you like the story.